A St. Louis man made a morbid discovery at his family's apartment over the weekend. According to Fox 2, Adam Smith's mother had just died and he decided to open a box that had been wrapped up in the family freezer since he was a child. His mother always told him it was none of his business so he left the object alone. "I'm 37 and it has been in my freezer for 37 years and I was always told it was a wedding cake top," Smith told KSDK. "It turns out it was a baby."On Saturday, he was deeply disturbed to find out what was inside.“There was a pink blanket — baby blanket — and when I reached down and touched it, I could feel a foot,” said Smith. “I could see the baby’s head with hair. The hair was still attached.”Police are now investigating what they consider to be a suspicious death.“Who absolutely keeps their own child in a box for this long and never talks about it?” Smith said. “I just have so many thoughts and it’s just insane.”Smith said he recalls his mother once speaking about losing a child at birth. A relative also told him his mother gave birth to twins, but one died and she gave the other child up for adoption.“I have to wait for the autopsy to see if that baby ever took a breath and I cannot help it to think she might have done something to it,” Smith said. “I just can’t help it.”Dorsie Tyson, Smith’s neighbor, was shocked to hear about the discovery.“It’s tragic,” he said. “My heart goes out to him and I just hope he gets some answers.”Smith said he hopes for some kind of closure but fears it will never come.

ST. LOUIS —

A St. Louis man made a morbid discovery at his family's apartment over the weekend.

According to Fox 2, Adam Smith's mother had just died and he decided to open a box that had been wrapped up in the family freezer since he was a child. His mother always told him it was none of his business so he left the object alone.

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"I'm 37 and it has been in my freezer for 37 years and I was always told it was a wedding cake top," Smith told KSDK. "It turns out it was a baby."

On Saturday, he was deeply disturbed to find out what was inside.

“There was a pink blanket — baby blanket — and when I reached down and touched it, I could feel a foot,” said Smith. “I could see the baby’s head with hair. The hair was still attached.”

Police are now investigating what they consider to be a suspicious death.

“Who absolutely keeps their own child in a box for this long and never talks about it?” Smith said. “I just have so many thoughts and it’s just insane.”

Smith said he recalls his mother once speaking about losing a child at birth. A relative also told him his mother gave birth to twins, but one died and she gave the other child up for adoption.

“I have to wait for the autopsy to see if that baby ever took a breath and I cannot help it to think she might have done something to it,” Smith said. “I just can’t help it.”

Dorsie Tyson, Smith’s neighbor, was shocked to hear about the discovery.

“It’s tragic,” he said. “My heart goes out to him and I just hope he gets some answers.”

Smith said he hopes for some kind of closure but fears it will never come.